tag
noun
1. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
Similar word(s): ticket
Definition categories: communication, label
2. a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
- semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word
Definition categories: communication, label
3. a small piece of cloth or paper
Similar word(s): rag, shred, tatter
Definition categories: man–made
4. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
Definition categories: act
5. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
Definition categories: act, touch, touching
Sentences with tag as a noun:
- The tag was applied at second for the final out.
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- I want to add genre and artist tags to the files in my music collection.
- What's your tag?
verb
1. attach a tag or label to
Definition categories: contact, attach
2. touch a player while he is holding the ball
Definition categories: contact, touch
3. provide with a name or nickname
Definition categories: communication, call, name
4. go after with the intent to catch
Similar word(s): chase, dog, tail, track, trail
Definition categories: motion, follow, pursue
5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
Definition categories: creation, rhyme, rime
Sentences with tag as a verb:
- Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.
- He really tagged that ball.
- He tagged the runner for the out.
- I am tagging my music files by artist and genre.